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In this section, we provide you with the information you need to identify what bees are, how you can help protect them, and activities you can do at home or with your community.

Find out about: 

• ​Bees and pollinators
• Flowers Bees love
• Pollinator gardens
• Bee hotels
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Here are some concrete ways to help bees!

• Plant local wildflowers and herbs such as lavender, mint and thyme –
  • In whole meadows, if you have the space
  • As strips of meadows in the lawn
  • In raised beds and flower boxes lining wide walks and driveways
  • In flowerpots on landings, balconies and windowsills

• Build nesting aids, such as insect hotels
• Create bare patches of sandy soil for ground-nesting bees
• Don’t be too tidy in the garden: leave around some fallen logs and dead plant stems after winter is past
• encourage community members to do the same at home and in their neighbourhoods
• Get educated about insecticides deadly to bees and organize a lobby day (perhaps together with other faith communities!) to talk to your local politicians